Defensive coordinator Joe Kines retires

COLLEGE STATION — Joe Kines, 65, has retired as Texas A&M’s defensive coordinator.

“I am a man of faith and family, and I feel like it is time for me to retire,” Kines said. “I came here to help, and I hope that I have helped a little. … It’s time for Rubye and me to spend a lot more time with our grandsons.”

Said A&M coach Mike Sherman: “Joe Kines is a class act in every sense of the word. … I asked him to stay on board through the transition of the new defensive coordinator, and thankfully he agreed.”

Sherman added, “I have no doubt we will attract quality candidates for the defensive coordinator position.”

Kines came to A&M two years ago after Sherman’s first hire at defensive coordinator, Reggie Herring, left the program soon thereafter to become the Dallas Cowboys’ linebackers coach.